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Carne Fiesta

Carne Fiesta — street food from Canarias, Spain
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Canarian bars usually serve it with a pile of fried potatoes or papas arrugadas, meant to soak up the paprika-red oil left in the dish.

Carne fiesta is small chunks of pork marinated in garlic, paprika, and spices, then quickly fried until crisp on the outside. Canarian tapas bars and market stalls serve it hot in small dishes as a classic party food.

Why it's made this way: It's rooted in Canarian home-party cooking, hence 'fiesta,' where marinated pork could be fried fast in big batches for a crowd.
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